Flower Confidential -- Amy Stewart

<b>A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created.</b> <p/> Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought--for better or worse--to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers that are bigger, brighter, and sturdier than anything nature can provide. There's a scientist intent on developing the first genetically modified blue rose; an eccentric horticultural legend who created the most popular lily; a breeder of gerberas of every color imaginable; and an Ecuadorean farmer growing exquisite roses, the floral equivalent of a Tiffany diamond. And, at every turn she discovers the startling intersection of nature and technology, of sentiment and commerce.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Amy Stewart<br><b>Publisher:</b> Algonquin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 03/18/2008<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.55lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781565126039<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 03/30/2008 pg. 28